the great gatsby

Chapter 340 Provocation!

When the score is behind, if you want to catch up, you not only have to score, but you also have to defend.

After Rondo had a shooting threat, he played much more freely. He repeatedly rushed to the basket to pass the ball to O'Neal and Garnett to attack the Knicks' basket. Billups was confident, but Rondo was faster. Much, Billups can only prevent Rondo's shots, but breakthroughs and passes are unrestricted.

Gatsby took the initiative to switch defenses with Billups. Facing Gatsby's defense, Rondo could only hand over the ball, and a few passed to Pierce. Anthony knew that he didn't feel good today, so he started from defense. No matter how lazy a person is, he will not be lazy in the playoffs. The playoffs are the stage for superstars. If Anthony wants to go further, he must seize this opportunity.

Anthony's physical talent is not as good as that of James, but it is not too different. Facing Anthony who is fully defensive, Pierce is equally difficult to beat. Pierce moved out of position and made a mid-range shot, but Anthony's interference was timely and Pierce's shot missed.

Gatsby rushed to the basket first to control the rebound. Rondo was caught behind Gatsby and couldn't miss it. Gatsby grabbed the rebound, but he didn't slow down to play, and directly pushed up the speed. Rondo relied on his speed, He wanted to come over to get Gatsby's ball, but Gatsby changed his direction and went straight to clean it.

Gatsby passed Rondo, instead of rushing to the basket, he moved to the side, and then looked at Rondo's position from the corner of the eye. Rondo couldn't hold back his body and slammed into Gatsby. He jumped back and threw the ball out.

"Beep beep!!" The referee blew the whistle in his mouth, and the gesture in his hand indicated that it was a shooting foul.

"Hey, it's awesome. Gatsby's ability to draw fouls is rarely used by him, but it is very lethal when used. This is a three-point shooting foul. Gatsby has three free throw opportunities. With Gatsby's free throws, the three-pointer is for free, and Gatsby's free throw percentage in the regular season is 94%." Zhang Lili laughed.

Rondo spread his hands and appealed to the referee, but the referee insisted that his action was a foul.

Gatsby made all three free throws!
24: 15!

Gatsby scored five points in a row, pulling the point difference back to within ten. He looked up at the time, and there were four minutes left in the first quarter.

Doc Rivers called a timeout, and Gatsby opened up a series of shots, so he couldn't help being nervous.

Coach D'Antoni quickly replaced Stoudemire and Anthony, and replaced them with Wilson Chandler and Gallinari. Wilson has three-pointers and defends, Gallinari also has three-pointers, and the defense is better than Stoudemire. When the fight was about to start, the presence of these two people actually worked very well.

Back to the game.

The Celtics had the ball, and Gatsby harassed Rondo to prevent Rondo from connecting the team. When Rondo passed the ball, Gatsby refused to let Rondo catch the ball. It turned out that Rondo The role of Rondo is huge. Although Rondo is not one of the Big Three, he has a great effect on the team. It is reasonable to say that Rondo is the fourth giant of the Celtics over the years. After the restriction, the Celtics' offense stalled.

The Knicks' offense became smoother under Gatsby's initiative, and they played a wave of 12:2, tying the score before the end of the first quarter!
The substitute lineup started to play in the second quarter. The substitute lineup played very hard and only played a tie. Gatsby appeared in the second half of the second quarter, and Rondo also played. It is better than suppression, but the Celtics have no better point guard than Rondo. When he is on the court, he can at least contain Gatsby's defensive energy.

And this time, Rondo seemed to have a mission. He kept pestering Gatsby and talked trash. During the physical entanglement with Gatsby, Rondo kept opening his mouth and yelling at Gatsby. He kept chattering and spat at Gatsby intentionally or unintentionally, which made Gatsby so disgusted that he pushed Rondo away. Rondo lay back and seemed to slide back with force. The referee's The whistle immediately sounded, indicating that Gatsby had committed a pushing foul.

Gatsby touched the saliva on his face, spread his hands and smiled, his eyes were a little cold.

Zhang Lili said: "Let's take a look at what's going on in the replay first. Oh, Rondo has so many hands and feet. He squeezes and pulls in every possible way. He also talks trash. Oh, here it is, Rondo. After spitting on Gazebi's face, Gazebi pushed Rondo away, and Rondo fell back... Hey, I understand, Rondo wanted to anger Gazebi and make Gazebi lose his mind. Gatsby is the brains of the Knicks. If the brain gets hot, it will be beneficial to the Celtics.

Don’t think the Celtics and Rondo are despicable, everyone. In the NBA playoffs, small tricks exist. They are for victory. As long as they don’t have the intention of destroying the opponent, other small tricks are acquiesced . "

The Knicks fans saw Rondo's actions and scolded Rondo one after another. Rondo didn't change his face, and went to Gatsby and said that Gatsby was a sissy, a sissy, and Gatsby was not angry. Even wanting to laugh, Gatsby smiled and said, "You wanted to piss me off, but you didn't do it, but you did one thing. Don't you want me to lose my mind? I'll show you my mind!"

Rondo's heart jumped, but his mouth was still stubborn: "What are you pretending to be? You sissy! Poor cuckold!"

Gatsby, who had already turned to leave, turned around suddenly, his face darkened: Nima, this kind of thing belonged to Gatsby before, not me, but why am I so angry?
The Celtics had the ball, Rondo still couldn't catch the ball, Garnett missed the shot, Gatsby grabbed the ball before Rondo, this is his sixth rebound tonight, in order not to Let Rondo rush to grab rebounds, he must also join the ranks of protecting backcourt rebounds.

After grabbing the rebound, Gatsby went straight to the fast break, and Rondo hurried back to defend. This time he didn't dare to make a move. After many attempts, he knew that although Gatsby's dribbling was simple, it was definitely a combination of man and ball. Yes, he didn't know that Gatsby's full court push was specially practiced in the system. At that time, in order to develop endurance, he practiced for a long time day and night.

Gatsby advanced near the three-point line, adjusted his footsteps a little, pulled up in front of Rondo and shot!

Rondo hurriedly took off to interfere, but he was desperate to find that a height of more than ten centimeters was really difficult to surpass. Rondo's height could not interfere with Gatsby's strong shot at all!
Even if his wingspan is very good!
The orange basketball spun quickly and then plunged directly into the hoop, and Madison Square Garden boiled instantly!

This is Gatsby's first three-point shot today!
After Gatsby shot, he glanced at Rondo and turned back to defend. Rondo seemed to have some unpleasant memories. He remembered the unpleasant memories of being crushed by Gatsby in the Eastern Conference Finals last season.

(End of this chapter)